Question follow-through · 84575

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to regulate the use of supply teacher agencies by schools, including (a) measures to ensure fair pay, (b) pension access, and (c) transparency in agency fees.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 23 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 27 Oct 2025
Answer: 31 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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23 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to regulate the use of supply teacher agencies by schools, including (a) measures to ensure fair pay, (b) pension access, and (c) transparency in agency fees.
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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31 Oct 2025
Answer published
Schools are responsible for recruiting supply teachers, which includes deciding whether to use supply teacher agencies.The department, in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service, has established the agency supply deal, which supports schools to obta...

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